K2: The Savage Mountain of Mountains

As it was not possible to put picture on my article, I have posted them in the Gallery. Most of these pictures have been picked from the net and are not my own. We lost most of our equipment to avalanches. Worst came when much of our equipment was swept by Baltoro River on our way back.

The difficulty factor of K2, surpasses any other mountain of the world. That is why it is called the Savage Mountain for those who meet tragedy and Mountain of Mountains for those who conquer it. Please see the pictures in concert with my article at:

http://www.chowk.com/gallery/1104/32558

This is the view from the Base Camp of the traditional Abruzzi Route. Notice the halfway location of This is the Abruzzi Spur, the gateway to a very difficult and dangerous climb. Safety end at Camp II The final climb to the summit along a very narrow summit ridge line. Notice the lurking clouds I cal Another close up view on the summit ridge with the clouds moving in. This expedition lost one member The majestic Mountain of mountains as viewed from Concordia.

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